Retrospective to include around 20 East and West German feature and documentary films from cinema and television.
The Retrospective of the 66th Berlin International Film Festival (Feb 11-21) is to be dedicated to the year 1966, a year considered to be a turning point in German cinema.
“The year 1966 stands for extraordinary films in the West and the East, films which broke new artistic ground,” said Berlinale festival director Dieter Kosslick.
“The Retrospective 2016 shows the audacious revolt and tentative exploration in a time of transition.”
The strand will include around 20 East and West German feature and documentary films from cinema and television. Additionally, more than 30 films of short and medium length - a typical format at the time - will feature in film programmes and as supporting films.
In 1966, the New German Cinema wave received critical acclaim at major film festivals for the first time.
At the Berlinale, Peter Schamoni’s debut No Shooting Time for Foxes (Schonzeit für Füchse) won a...
The Retrospective of the 66th Berlin International Film Festival (Feb 11-21) is to be dedicated to the year 1966, a year considered to be a turning point in German cinema.
“The year 1966 stands for extraordinary films in the West and the East, films which broke new artistic ground,” said Berlinale festival director Dieter Kosslick.
“The Retrospective 2016 shows the audacious revolt and tentative exploration in a time of transition.”
The strand will include around 20 East and West German feature and documentary films from cinema and television. Additionally, more than 30 films of short and medium length - a typical format at the time - will feature in film programmes and as supporting films.
In 1966, the New German Cinema wave received critical acclaim at major film festivals for the first time.
At the Berlinale, Peter Schamoni’s debut No Shooting Time for Foxes (Schonzeit für Füchse) won a...
- 11/17/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Three classics get digital restoration for Berlin festival.
The Berlinale has announced the first trio of titles to screen in its Berlinale Classics strand.
Varieté, the 1925 silent movie by director E. A Dupont, features Emil Jannings, the world’s first winner of an Oscar.
In Jahrgang 45, director Jürgen Böttcher takes a look at young people’s lives in the Berlin district of Prenzlauer Berg in the 1960s.
Ula Stöckl’s 1968 debut fictional feature, 9 Leben hat die Katze (The Cat Has Nine Lives) revolves around five women and asks the extent to which the emancipation of women can succeed in a male dominated society.
Each film has benefitted from full digital restoration.
Berlinale Classics will also present a panel discussion titled Digitising Film Heritage in the Future.
The full Classics lineup will be announced in January.
The Berlinale has announced the first trio of titles to screen in its Berlinale Classics strand.
Varieté, the 1925 silent movie by director E. A Dupont, features Emil Jannings, the world’s first winner of an Oscar.
In Jahrgang 45, director Jürgen Böttcher takes a look at young people’s lives in the Berlin district of Prenzlauer Berg in the 1960s.
Ula Stöckl’s 1968 debut fictional feature, 9 Leben hat die Katze (The Cat Has Nine Lives) revolves around five women and asks the extent to which the emancipation of women can succeed in a male dominated society.
Each film has benefitted from full digital restoration.
Berlinale Classics will also present a panel discussion titled Digitising Film Heritage in the Future.
The full Classics lineup will be announced in January.
- 12/19/2014
- ScreenDaily
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